Nim: How to make a HTTP POST request | Glenn Gillen
Nim: How to make a HTTP POST request

Nim: How to make a HTTP POST request

Mar 21, 2022

To post to an endpoint simulating a form-data response:

var client = newHttpClient()
var data = newMultipartData()
data["first_name"] = "glenn"
data["last_name"] = "gillen
echo client.postContent("https://some.api", multipart=data)

If instead you need to post a JSON object:

import std/[httpclient, json]
let client = newHttpClient()
client.headers = newHttpHeaders({ "Content-Type": "application/json" })
let body = %*{
"first_name": "glenn",
"last_name": "gillen
}
let response = client.request("http://some.api", httpMethod = HttpPost, body = $body)
echo response.status
Hi, I'm Glenn! 👋 I've spent most of my career working with or at startups. I'm currently the Director of Product @ Ockam where I'm helping developers build applications and systems that are secure-by-design. It's time we started securely connecting apps, not networks.

Previously I led the Terraform product team @ HashiCorp, where we launched Terraform Cloud and set the stage for a successful IPO. Prior to that I was part of the Startup Team @ AWS, and earlier still an early employee @ Heroku. I've also invested in a couple of dozen early stage startups.